Rex Hudler






























Rex Hudler
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Utility player

Born: (1960-09-02) September 2, 1960 (age 58)
Tempe, Arizona




Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 9, 1984, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
June 23, 1998, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average .261
Home runs 56
Runs batted in 169

Teams



  • New York Yankees (1984–1985)


  • Baltimore Orioles (1986)


  • Montreal Expos (1988–1990)


  • St. Louis Cardinals (1990–1992)


  • Yakult Swallows (1993)


  • California Angels (1994–1996)


  • Philadelphia Phillies (1997–1998)



Rex Allan Hudler (born September 2, 1960) is an American former Major League Baseball utility player and color commentator for the Kansas City Royals. He played a total of fourteen seasons after being a first round draft pick of the New York Yankees in 1978. During his career, he was known primarily by the nickname "Wonderdog", after the character from the old Super Friends animated television series. He was also known by the moniker "Bug Eater".




Contents






  • 1 Playing career


  • 2 Broadcasting career


  • 3 Personal life


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Playing career


Hudler played for six different Major League Baseball teams, and at every position except pitcher and catcher throughout his career: the New York Yankees (1984–1985), Baltimore Orioles (1986), Montreal Expos (1988–1990), St. Louis Cardinals (1990–1992), California Angels (1994–1996), and Philadelphia Phillies (1997–1998). He also played for the Yakult Swallows of the Japanese Central League in 1993. During his playing career in Japan, he contributed to the team's back-to-back league championship and its second-ever Japan Series championship since its first title in 1978.


A 1978 graduate of Bullard High School (Fresno, California), Hudler played baseball, soccer and football, earning first-team All-America honors as a wide receiver. Prior to signing with the Yankees, Hudler was visited by Notre Dame, which hoped that he would suit up for their football team.


Hudler saw playing time in the minor leagues with the Rochester Red Wings of the Triple-A International League in 1986 and 1987. He then saw playing time with the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians of the American Association in 1988 as the starting third baseman.


Hudler earned his "Bug-Eater" moniker in St. Louis, when during a game he picked up an enormous June bug off his cap; when dared to eat it by Cardinals teammate Tom Pagnozzi, Hudler got the players in the dugout involved and they paid him $800 to eat the bug (which he did).


Hudler was a 1999 inductee into the Fresno Athletic Hall of Fame.



Broadcasting career


From 1999 through the 2009 season[1] Hudler was the color commentator for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim radio and television broadcasting team, alongside play-by-play announcers Steve Physioc, Rory Markas, and Terry Smith. He is also the color commentator for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable games MLB 06: The Show, 07, 08, 09, 10, and 11 and is also featured in 10 for the PlayStation 3 along with Dave Campbell and Matt Vasgersian. For the 2011 edition on the PlayStation3, he was replaced by Eric Karros. He also provided color commentary, with ESPN's Jon Miller on play-by-play, for the 2004 Xbox and PlayStation 2 title ESPN Major League Baseball.


Hudler was suspended briefly from his broadcast job in 2003 after being arrested at Kansas City International Airport for possession of cannabis and medical paraphernalia.[2]


In November 2009 the Angels and FSN West announced they would not renew the contracts of Hudler and Physioc for the 2010 season.[3]


In October 2010 Hudler began a low-rated Saturday afternoon program, The Wonder Dog Hour, on Angels flagship station KLAA, 830 AM in Orange, California.


On February 14, 2012, he was announced as the new television color commentator for the Kansas City Royals, teaming up with Ryan Lefebvre and his old partner Steve Physioc.


Fans who watch and listen to Rex Hudler know him best for his "Hudisms"[4]



  • "'Call the Cops!'"

  • "'Waiter! Check please!"

  • "Believe it!"

  • "Who's driving the bus?"

  • "If you don't hack, they'll send you back!"

  • "You can't sneak a piece of cheese by a hungry rat!"

  • "<batter's last name>, you got-ta go!" - After a batter strikes out looking.



Personal life


Hudler was hospitalized in 2001 with a brain aneurysm.[5]


Hudler and his wife Jennifer have a son who was born with Down syndrome. He is the president of the non-profit organization Team Up For Down Syndrome, which raises money for public awareness, housing, education, job training, family counseling and health care for those living with the chromosomal abnormality.[citation needed]


In addition, Hudler is a motivational speaker.[citation needed]



References





  1. ^ "Broadcasters" page on Angels website


  2. ^ Associated Press, "Hudler suspended following marijuana arrest", September 4, 2003


  3. ^ Diane Pucin, Los Angeles Times, "Rex Hudler, Steve Physioc no longer Angels broadcasters" Los Angeles Times (Nov, 2009).


  4. ^ "Hudisms 2014: The Definitive List via @TJFsports". Royals Review. Retrieved 2016-03-09..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  5. ^ St. Petersburg Times, "TV announcer Hudler hospitalized with brain aneurysm", April 9, 2001 Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.




External links



  • Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors) Error: Template:Baseballstats cube= parameter must be all-numeric.

  • Official website


  • Rex Hudler on Twitter












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